AN INVOLUNTARY VOYAGE. A Honolulu message of October .11th .in a -San Franoisco paper, gives the Sfollowing account of a young woman's involuntary trip to Honoliulu With a, smile in her pretty eye, that even her. tear-stained cheek could not suppress, handsome Miss Nettie Stone S of Oakland arrived in l0onolulu shortly after midnight last Thursday morning, having been brought on board the Oan. adian Australasian Royal Mail hner, MLarama from Viotoria, when her in tention had been to sail from the Can adian port to San Francisco in the Umatilla. - It was a dark night in Victoria when the boat sailed," said Miss Stone, "and Sihad just finished a visit with some. friends on a ranch near Viotoria. The friends took me to Victoria about an hour before the boat was due to sail, and Isecured a ticket and boarded the vessel under the impressiot that it was the Umatilla and that I would soon be with my folks in Oakland. There' were two steamers at the dook, f thought I was taking the right on...

THE TIDE OF EMIGRATION. - Some interesting Statistics concern ing- emigration from Great Britain to the oolonies are given by MIr John son's book "A History of Emigration from the United Kingdom to North America." The highe~t figure was reached in 1911, when 184,860 people of British Nationality left those shores for Canada, and 80,770 for Australia and New Zealand, In 1901, the figures were 15,757 and 15,350 res pectively, which were below the aver S age, for in 1881 as many as 23,912 Britishers went to Canada, and 22,682 to Australia and New Zealand. The emigration to the United States was far greater in former days, reaolung the high water mark of 201,526 in 1827, whereas only 121,814 people of British extraction left our shores for the States in 1911. The exodus of igricultural laborers hlias largely increased lately, amounting to 33,234 in 1911, as compared with 12,966 in 1901. It is interesting to note at the same time that Irish Em igration is on the deoline. In 1853, 173,148...

A,~t: a8: meeting heldj for the: pur· pose obfforiinig a teniis club there :was a goodi attendahnce, and it was dcided ~ to ?.:.iihme it ..the, Halston Tennisi : lub.- Tle subscription •'wasfixed~at-5s fo.' erintlemen and 3s +:for -ladies :'The following :tice-beairers. `iere appointed: President, Mr W.: G. Brown; vice Spresidents, :Messrs : J. W. Griggs, T.: Clarke, H. Williams, A. B. Hogan, A. J. Hall, O'Bryan senr., and G. Clarke. Hon secretary, Mr L. R. Hogan; treasurer, Mr Bert Griggs. "Committee-Messre C. Marks, J Hall, Tuck, T. Hall, and N. Sagasser. A resolution was carried that Mr Bert Griggs be elected a life honprary ri.ember of the club. It was decided that honorary members be accepted at 2s 6d. Messrs Bert Griggs, J. Hall, and the secretary were de puted to peg out the court, and Saturday, March 21st, was agreed to for a working bee. 1914 is here and you will require diaries and almanacs.' We have a good range in stock. L. L. Smith's almanac is always popular, and we ha...

DAY· LABOR. Id speakinig to )the questipn of a contract; Or Mumbiery deolared that the cbuncil was spending too much. They should tell- the engineer that he must curtail ex penses. - : )The": President: reroaiked that a certain amount of money had been allocated for -the road in quiestion. -Cr Mumrimery conitended that they had spent over that:amount. There: was too much spent upon day labor. :The Secretary poilited out that they hiad had £1400 to expend, anfid had spent £1577.: - i:-The Engineer, explaided that a .lotf wdrk had been done by day labor that should have been done by contract:' That had sivelled the petty worksand mainteniance ac-. count abnor;ially.: The Secretaryi Yes, but :that does not affect the financial posi tion': It is simply: a: matter .of taking from oone account and placing.it onianother . ,: . Or Johtison-reimarked that the Mirboo riding. had £850- ani un co~inpleted Governmeht graiht-con-: tract of las t year towards w hich they 'riow had in halnd £100 of...

Agricultural Society. The committee of the Leon gatha A. and P. Society met on Saturday afterhoon, Mr A. E. NHlson (president) in the chair. Director of Agriculture, stating that students at the High School would be-credited as attending at the agricultural classes. :R.ailway Departinent,- .. stating that the revenue received more than covered the gliarantee, and a rebate of £6 would be forwarded above cheque deposited. Secretary Charity Sports,asking for use of show shed for holding a jumble fair on Easter. Monday. -Granted. Mrs Hanley, asking for use of the show crockery at the sports gathering on March -18th. Granted, on-payment of 5s. .The treasurer- (Mr Shaw) re ported that the debit balance at the bank.was £153-1s 2d. At the first meeting affer the show in 1913 the debit balance was £99 4s 5d,.and in 1912'£51 4s. The.gate receipts at last :show were £105 :18s,at 'the 1913 show £110) 18s, and in 1912 £116 19s 9d. The' secretary , submitted 'a rough statement in .connection with...

Council Notes. ;:: During thiereading if g the coir i respondenci? iat t!he Sh".iireI Cuincil min:eetiing~ ni Friday last; a petition, wa:-is read from one :who,;iwaiting long had had the: inelancfioly. ex - :perience of -h liope deferred. He spoke bof the: years :of the ,past -: during which h:is'good money lihad . gone irn rates and;, lilie th?i~ go-od : ship of r the ballad, never r.g. turned" Stretches of ;formed roads were -within .his view as glimapses of paradise tol thelonging eyes-or vives. ne. was ,wisirui,. Ssaad. Then passing -suddenly to exasperation, he. forvently :de clared it to be a shame. Not the ordinary, drab-colored- anid unob trusive kind of shame that passes 'unnoticed and iieffective;. but an -adjective shame of.the-kiindthat commences with- a. great :big D, -and is followed by, adash that is a vocabulary in itself. ': lt is a D- shame." The: secretary read it. Councillorsbheard it. The Press recorded it,; and felt that it was effective.: That it is civil bla...

The niarriage ýof Mr Leslie G; Francome. and . Miss: '-Eileen McPherson was celebrated iii-.tl.e Presbyterian Church, Leongatha, on Thursday last, the officiating clergyman 'being .the Rev. Jas. Jackson. Miss " Feathers -"and Miss Francome. acted- as brides maids. Both young people being well and favorably known: in the district,. there was a large attendande at the cereniony./.The wedding breakfast took place in the Leongatha Hall wheritheohly toast honored was that of the "Bride; anid Bridegroom,", pro posed by Rev. J. Jackson, and re sponded- to- by-: the, bridegroom. The happy couple left -for their home at Dookie by the afternoon train. , : " On Friday next, in the Leon gatha hall, Madame Conly and her brilliant' company of artists::-.ill give their long-promised concert. Not since this singer appeared here two years back have the public had the opportunity of hearing in the local hall one possessed with such an excellent voice of the. purest quality as that'of Madamie Conly. N...

SThe Methodist 'annual concert and social ,was the occasion of a: very pleasant evennin eing spent at the school on:Friday, last. -The ;songs,: recitations,- &amp;c.; of r'local anrd :Leongath'a friends were of good 'quality ,and: 'heartily ap Pplauded. .The ladies provTdedan'd served dainty refres h merits:' 'Mr. :G':A.. Funnell, 'on .behalf of:. the congregation, presentedie W andlMrs Seamer with a silver mburited jelly. dishl and an': ideri down quilt- with good. wishes for prosperity and happiness ini theii new sphere of labor. Mr Seamer. gratefully acknowledged the good feeling that: prompted the gifts, and thanked the .congregation for this and the many -kindnesses.re ceived 'during the four years spent in the district.- On' Sunday: the hharvest haniksgiving service was conducted by .Mr A E. Nelson, there being ari ppropriate display of harvest gifts.:-:: . .: America's cattle and: grain pro ductioi-have increased -by d 50 per cent.- while her: population has augmented 80 ...